I, too, am distraught to see mildly conservative leaning independent tech branches of society be cancelled in extremely inopportune political times and maybe fall into hands of fascists.
But claiming ig is 100% not a drug is not the way.
Ig is kinda shitty and meta absolutely has fallen into that political trap. “Who’s to say how they would behave if we were under left rule, and not far right?”
Tiktok, I’m sad about. It truly was a real haven for many. I didn’t use insta, though, I’m too old.
I don’t think giving these tech programs into the hands of evil is the right move. But imagine if musk bought meta after a public shaming.
The world is largely headed that way, anyway. And we just have to deal with it. Maga and natsoc is cancer and should be feared and hated and fought as such. In that sense, judging correctly if meta has been infected/is lost/will be lost, is the correct course of action as a preliminary, and further actions stemming from that result. With “this app is addictive and manipulative and influential” being important, but not as.
If we want to win against fascism, unfortunately, they’re playing ball and we’re standing in the field shitting our pants and trying to smell the flowers.
Pauce@lemmy.ca 1 day ago
How is it psuedo science to compare the addicting ways social media affects people and its similarity to drug addiction? It’s an analogy, obviously no one is being 100% literal.
technocrit@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 day ago
This is not just pseudo-science. It’s literally just a false statement.
It’s ok if people want to compare “social media” to a drug, but there’s any meaningful evidence for those claims either so that’s pseudo-science too.
jve@lemmy.world 23 hours ago
This was a quote from internal memos you dolt.
dandylion@lemmy.zip 1 day ago
do you like it when big tech bros call you a good boy
LeoshenkuoDaSimpli@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Both electronic media (social media, apps) and cigarettes act as quick-hit, artificial sources of dopamine, the brain’s “feel-good” neurotransmitter, which can lead to addiction. Cigarettes/vapes release dopamine through nicotine, while digital media does so through notifications and content, both hijacking the brain’s reward system to create compulsive, repetitive behaviors.